Education

University of Michigan - Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics (triple concentration) University of Michigan - Professional graduate degree (currently pursuing)

Experience

I am a University of Michigan graduate with over eight years of experience tutoring concurrently at five different academic departments. To date, I have coached, motivated and guided a cumulative total of 165 students towards improving their academic performance by an average of up to two letter grades.

With a high student return rate of 90% (9 out of every 10 students), I have worked with students from various backgrounds and needs - including student athletes, scholars, professional degree students, students with learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia), special needs students, adults, university/college students, elementary school, middle school, and high school students.

I am well known by parents and students for introducing impeccable yet easily comprehensible methods and approaches to understanding and utilizing concepts, interpreting questions, and developing solutions to problems. From working with me, students are able to minimize the time and energy that they use in understanding questions and solving problems, thus giving them great exam-taking comfort and zero exam-anxiety. A natural motivator, I easily elevate students' interest in their subjects using a combination of my experience, skills, and personality. I enjoy being committed to each and every student's academic development as well as personal development, and believe strongly in bringing out the best in them.

Most common phrases that I hear from my students: "Gosh..why couldn't my instructor/textbook just tell me this?" "Goodness..it's so much easier now/than I thought it was" "I'm so glad I have you as my tutor! My instructor/textbook makes things so complicated"

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to arrange a meeting. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Client Reviews (23)

It went well on all sessions. Chase is a good tutor, and he seems to really care about giving the best and keeping his students at ease. He was really humble and approachable, which encouraged me to pick things up well and enabled me to voice any concerns/questions with him.

So far so good after one tutoring session. We are continuing to work with Chase and will be able to understand how well this works soon. He definitely follows through, communicates well and is responsive.

He keeps things very efficient and effective. Great personality and very comfortable to work with, and I don't feel afraid about sharing my weaknesses and questions with him at all because he never judges. My grade went up from C+ to A-. Feel really happy and couldn't have done it without him! Definitely a must have tutor! Best,Jenn

Calculus has always been frustrating and way abstract to me. After I met Chase, he explained things so well and clearly. He even has a lot of 'bullet-proof' methods which proved to work perfectly in my exams and assignments. Calc was the only class that I was doing poorly in whereas I was doing very well in the three other classes I was taking at Michigan. This was frustrating for me and I couldn't figure out what was wrong until I met him. I just got my final Calc grade two days ago and it was TWO LETTER GRADES higher from my first midterm. In retrospect I am still quite in disbelief on how much improvement I've made. Chase connected all the dots for me and it helped me saved a lot of time, energy, frustration and hopefully an admission into the business school! =) thumbs up!!

Chase is very skillful in tutoring. He made concepts that were so abstract and complex very comprehensible and much easier than how my instructors taught them to be. I experienced a whole grade's of improvement from my first midterm to my second midterm, and another half of a grade improvement from my second midterm to my final exam! I was very grateful to have found him since I was so stressed out and frustrated of not being able to find the beneficial help that I needed before I came across his posting. I also liked that he kept his tutorial session lengths flexible for each student - I was able to meet with him for an hour and a half or sometimes even an hour and twenty minutes or an hour and forty minutes - he clearly catered each individual session to specially fit my needs, material rigor and coping mechanisms for that day; that way I never had to worry about keeping the tutorials to whole hours but instead focus 100% on my homeworks, material and concepts. Definitely strongly recommended.

A very good tutor who made things very easy and communicates very well which puts me at ease during each session. He also made concepts and problems that I once thought of as extremely difficult and 'alien' to be extremely comprehensible and easier than I thought. I always feel relieved, more knowledgeable, more well-prepared and triumphant at the end of our tutorials.

Chase is experienced and great at what he does! He has helped me to have a powerful understanding of university math concepts in such a short time. I would totally recommend him for anyone, and certainly look forward to have more sessions with him in my future semesters. A huge plus is that he has a great personality and is very funny and flexible too! Best, Gavin ...or 'Vegan' =)

Chase was extremely kind and patient to both my 15 year old and 21 year old. Very knowledgeable, experienced, and comfortable with what he's doing. As a parent, I appreciate that he always tries to understand where my children were coming from even if they made mistakes. My daughter's Algebra grade went up by almost two full grades and my son managed to get into a very competitive graduate school because of him. Both a great tutor and a great person.

I was terribly concerned of not getting into the Ross Business School which required an outstanding performance in both Calculus 1 and Econ 101, and was really impressed by Chase from the very first meeting I had with him. Friendly, quick problem-solver, great rapport builder, humorous are some of the words that I would describe him when I recall the 4 months of working with him. My Calculus grade went from C+ and A-, which I was extremely elated about especially for my Business school applications. I sent Chase a thank you note immediately upon receiving my grade and really wanted to thank him in person because I was almost convinced that my dreams of getting into the business school were over before I started meeting with Chase. I admit that I was quite headstrong against the idea of getting a tutor at first but Chase is definitely better than any of the instructors that I have had. To this day I am still thankful for the quick 180 that he did by raising my grade from a C+ to an A- and his help in realizing my dream of getting into the Ross business school. Strongly recommended for sure.

Chase was unable to help me with basic concepts in calculus. We met initially for a couple sessions, but he was incapable of doing the problems and said it was because he was tired after work. When I attempted to set up another session with him he proceeded to string me along for three weeks where he would set up appointment times then say he was unable to make it, and that he would get back to me. This ultimately ended in me emailing him and begging for help the weekend before my exam to which I received no response. Admittedly, he had told me he may get bogged down with work when we began, but he assured me that should such a time come he would recommend me to a friend of his that tutors. Needless to say, I was not given this person's information and I did not pass the first exam. I would not normally take the time to write out reviews like this, however, when I went back on university tutor to find someone new to replace Chase I saw that he had not found time to respond to me, but had somehow found time to up his rates from $30 to $35. This is the kind of person who would not only take your money when he doesn't know the material but string you along with no concern for your grade.

My son lacked a lot of motivation and interest in his class. Within just few weeks of meeting with Chase for tutorial, he developed a lot of natural interest in his subject and became more in touch and on track with his homeworks and class progress. As a result, he improved his math grade by two grades up. We decided to reconnect with Chase right after my son's quarter to get assistance for his ACT. His score improved dramatically and we felt so relieved after the longest time of worrying about our son's progress and stressing out about finding the 'perfect' tutor. I highly recommend Chase as he is a very kind, patient, knowledgeable, experienced, and very personable tutor. My son and evidently the rest of our family are so relieved that we were able to find a solution to our son's academic situation. Thank you Chase!

I like Chase because he makes things so easy, comprehensible and fun, and he has a great personality and humor too! I enjoyed my sessions with you Chase and always walk away feeling proud and fulfilled, thanks again!!! Best wishes Chelsey